The usual treatment for chlamydia is antibiotics, including tetracyclines, azithromycin, or erythromycin.
You can get chlamydia with gonorrhea or syphilis, so if you have one sexually transmitted disease you must be screened for other sexually transmitted diseases as well. All sexual contacts should be screened for chlamydia.
Sexual partners must be treated to prevent passing the infection back and forth. There is no significant
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Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by bacteria that may cause pelvic infection and atypical pneumonia.Infections due to... Read more »
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Prevention Because chlamydia is a disease that can be spread during sexual intercourse, you can prevent chlamydia by: Not having sex ... Read more »
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Prevention All sexually active women up to age 25 should be screened yearly for chlamydia. All women with new sexual partners or multiple... Read more »
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